WLON

WLON (1050 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format and serving the Lincolnton, North Carolina area, and is owned and operated by Lanny Ford, through licensee Sports Talk Guys, LLC.

Frank Hall of Lake Wylie, Tommy Hunter of Belmont and Jeff and Vivian Nichols of Lincolnton owned the 34-year-old WLON, the only radio station in Lincoln County.

WLON would join The Piedmont Superstations Radio Network of WCSL in Cherryville, WGNC in Gastonia and WOHS (730 AM) in Shelby, which simulcast most of their programming.

On WADA, he played classic country music and hosted a "Swap Shop" show on WGNC and WOHS.

Effective May 16, 2022, KTC Broadcasting sold WLON and translator W298CK to Lanny Ford's Sports Talk Guys, LLC for $275,000.